[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 13 points 5 months ago

After a brief search I can't find any mention of any punishment for Sisyphus if he stopped pushing the boulder up the hill. That said, this is all taking place in Tartarus so there probably isn't much else to do and endlessly push a boulder up hill might be the better option lol. I can relate.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 30 points 5 months ago

I agree, the delivery services are definitely price gouging to a degree. It sucks that we're charged for delivery, service fees AND the item prices are inflated by around 20% too. Thing is, I think there's a bunch of reasons that TonyDelivers will eventually become as bad as the current market leaders. As his company grows, takes on employees, builds infrastructure, overheads increase, management grows - they'll fall into the same "traps"/profit seeking the other delivery companies have fallen into.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I totally agree! Although I think modern medication would be more useful than gold - pure quantities of modern meds weigh next to nothing. If you save enough lives of the rulers and their families they'll give you all the wealth and resources you need. They'll consider stealing the medication from you but they won't know which medications should be used for which illnesses, until they torture you I guess. I can't really think of a way of making sure they "be nice" rather than forcing you to give them everything you have. They weren't afraid of doing the unspeakable in pursuit of power back then.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago

Yeah sorry about that, I lost control but I'm a drunk cop so you're not allowed to release my identity for 40 years 😎❤️

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 16 points 8 months ago

VicForests should be forced to regenerate coupes that have not actually regenerated, even those already handed back to the government. If it hasn't regenerated as it would have without logging they should be liable. If the coupe was affected by bushfires they should still regenerate it.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 8 points 11 months ago

So nice to wear shorts again! Nips could have cut glass this morning but damn this solar radiation feels good.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

I'd prefer an article pointing out the rapidly aging Russian population and the fact RusGov won't be able to afford their pensions, an issue which has swung more elections in Russia than anything else. Some have suggested this was the main driver behind the invasion of Ukraine and I'm inclined to agree.

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Next year, Australia will introduce a global minimum tax aimed at preventing multinationals based within its borders from evading tax.

It's been dubbed the "race to the bottom".

However, Singapore's effective tax rate can be much lower, as its government has incentives that greatly reduce or remove tax obligations for multinationals that set up operations and services in that country.

Last year, the ATO reached a settlement of almost $1 billion with mining giant Rio Tinto over its Singapore-based subsidiary.

Professor Sadiq says the tax will "raise very little" for Australia, providing $210 million by the 2024 financial year, "less than half a per cent of the $93 billion in company tax revenue" expected for that year.

Professor Sadiq says it would be better to distribute corporate tax revenue to countries with a company's activities actually take place.

(I welcome any recommendations for a better summary website to use.)

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[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago

About bloody time. I dream of a day when the majority of pubs are not pokie dens.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

I couldn't load this site (connection reset) without using Tor browser 😬

An interesting side effect of the list of sites that are blocked is that it's a great way to find interesting new sites to check out lol 😆

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago

Absolutely, Jenny completely failed to point out how their daughters would feel if they received an illegal, bankrupting debt notice - ScoMo can't be expected to empathise himself.

[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

I really wish jerboa could show urls on links for this reason. Are there any other Android clients that do?

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[-] cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

Good onya!

P.S. What really goes into the pies? 😊

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